GEN |
He used his mouth to say it 4 times already! If he says it AGAIN, I swear I'll stomp that ass. |
( と ) い*う |
to say
★★★★★ |
言葉 |
any word
★★★★★
FP
ANY word - unlike the related term 単語(たんご)、 言葉 can refer to compound words, or onomonopoeia. Also 言葉 can mean "way of speaking." There are expressions like "watch what you say!" that use 言葉 this way: 言葉使い が丁寧 (her way of speaking is very polite!) or 言葉大切につかいましょう (let's be careful how we speak!) |
助言 | |
言語の壁 |
the language barrier
★★★☆☆
NEO
|
片言 |
broken english / Japanese
★★☆☆☆
KUNKUNFP
we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo." |
言葉遣い |
one's choice of words
★★☆☆☆
KANA
|
admonish /warning
注意 責める 警告 忠告 助言 警戒 諭す 告げる 窘める |
evidence
証拠 証明 証 証言 |
idiom, expression
表現 慣用句 格言 ことわざ 方言 xxx弁 |
old saying
名言 格言 諺 合言葉 |
snitch
ちくる 密告 言いつける |
speak, talk
言う 話す しゃべる 語る |
word
単語 言葉 |